Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 783 | 639 | 1023 | 1157 | 677 | 468 | 395 | 294 | 421 | 460 | 397 | 327 | 320 | 306 | 258 | 240 | 234 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.60m | 1:24PM1.73m | 1:41AM1.65m | 2:04PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.43m | 6:59AM0.37m | 7:30PM0.38m | 7:42AM0.32m | 8:10PM0.33m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | E 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 43 | 487 | 360 | 468 | 387 | 137 | 421 | 460 | 397 | 327 | 320 | 306 | 258 | 185 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NNE 4 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 2 | — | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 237 | 188 | 188 | 118 | 130 | 131 | 119 | 172 | 240 | 234 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 783 | 639 | 1023 | 1157 | 677 | 463 | 395 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 300 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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